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A total of 19,411 pigs of different ages are kept in this farm.

The total consumption of veterinary antibiotics (in farm animals and pets), expressed in terms of tonnes of active ingredients, dropped by 6.6% between 2012 and 2013.

The EU reiterated its concern expressed at the 10 July 2014 DSB meeting regarding Russia’s EU-wide restriction against imports of live pigs, pork and other pig products.

The procedure for the presentation and the evaluation of the projects will be simplified, with a maximum of 3 months between the approval and the signing of the contract.

Since further use of Pediococcus pentosaceus (NCIMB 30068) and Pediococcus pentosaceus (NCIMB 30044) as feed additives may cause a risk to human and animal health, those feed additives should be withdrawn from the market as soon as possible.

Once again, the Latvian veterinary authorities have informed the OIE of the appearance of 9 new outbreaks of African swine fever in the country.

The Government granted a support of HUF 1.46 billion by individual decision for the construction of the new slaughterhouse of the Bonafarm Group in Mohács.

Bill will make it legal for veterinarians to transport and use controlled substances beyond their primary places of registration and across state lines to treat their animal patients.

Among the most important ones we find pig meat, veal and dairy products.

Between January and May 2014 the exports of pig meat reached a value of US$2.8 million, and this represents a growth by 73% with respect to the same period in 2013.

BEUC (European Consumer Organisation) has set out its position on how to fight antibiotic resistance, one of today’s most challenging public health issues.

It is the first biogas plant in the west of France with a direct injection of biogas into the natural gas network.

There is a distinct possibility of pork export increase due to cessation of pork export from the EU to Russia because of ASF outbreak.

The SENASICA will provide training to the Guatemalan technicians for the management of pig farms.

The Bundeskartellamt has imposed fines totalling approx. 338 million euros on 21 sausage manufacturers involved for concluding illegal price-fixing agreements.

The European Commission has announced that the import duty on maize, sorghum and rye is to be set at 5.32 EUR/tonne.